"Sometimes, in the face of a totalitarian system of thought, and in the absence of a fully articulated alternative world order, conveying unease is the best a narrator can do. Or is it? ... As we now understand, a significant portion of the US population supports a politics of white nationalism...The phrasing varies, but the … Continue reading White Nationalism in the United States
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Anarchoprimitivists in the Park
Foggy Bottom
Labor Day Break
Labor Day seems like a good day to start a break from cafebedouin.org. I'm thinking two weeks, maybe less. In the interim, pictures will continue to post every day because I scheduled them through September 15th already. Also, there's a scheduled post for September 10th. Enjoy the day with you and yours. If you have … Continue reading Labor Day Break
On the Structure of Popular Films
"James E. Cutting, a Cornell University psychology professor, has compiled several datasets on the structure of popular films, including one that indicates the length of each shot in 220 movies from 1915 to 2015.—James E. Cutting website h/t Data is Plural
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Best Places to Submit Poetry 2019 – The Adroit Journal
"Publications are listed in order of submission period(s)..." —MeiMei Xu, " Best Places to Submit Poetry 2019." The Adroit Journal. August 21, 2019
Travel / Walking Gear — Ridgeline issue 033
Craig Mod breaks down his travel gear. While I'm not in the market for hiking gear, some of the recommendations are good for everyone, e.g., the Gamma LT pant, Icebreaker Merino Wool Underwear, etc. Check out his "Walk Shop," if you want Amazon links. —https://craigmod.com/ridgeline/033/
New & Old Lands/Water
In the deep, a subterranean cache, drip echoes, hardened magma flows turned rivers, unseeing fish splash, the earth's heart is on fire, blows. Aquifers, filtered-moisture fed flushed, a sucking river vortex pulled, underground caldera bed, formed before the prefrontal cortex. Gardener's vision, compulsive separating out the amoeba shits, from the snail's slime, repulsive, drowning in … Continue reading New & Old Lands/Water
How a “Political Astroturfing” App Coordinates Pro-Israel Influence Operations
"...a pro-Israel smartphone app that seeds and amplifies pro-Israel messages across social media — saw its first major test in May 2019. It offered a glimpse of the novel methods by which future influence campaigns will be conducted and information wars won...[the app] assigns users a series of 'missions' — typically a comment, retweet, or … Continue reading How a “Political Astroturfing” App Coordinates Pro-Israel Influence Operations
Ishkur’s Guide to Electronic Music
"This guide is rated [M] Mature. It is a love letter to underground counter-culture. 90% of the music here is enjoyed by freaks wearing crazy outfits, consuming copious amounts of drugs, and engaging in 3-day sex benders with indeterminate genders. It is not for children. I am not going to sanitize things just so your … Continue reading Ishkur’s Guide to Electronic Music
Domestic War on Terror Is Not the Answer to White Supremacy
"At a time when the American system of government is already being sorely tested by a demagogue and would-be autocrat in the White House, it would be disastrous to grant more power to the Justice Department and the nation’s security services."—James Risen, " To Fight White Supremacist Violence, Let’s Not Repeat the Mistakes of the … Continue reading Domestic War on Terror Is Not the Answer to White Supremacy
Wearable Robots | Science
"...it is realistic to think that we will witness, in the next several years, the development of robust human-robot interfaces to command wearable robotics based on the decoding of a representative part of the neural code of movement in humans. The need for wearable technologies that minimally alter human biomechanics will result in a transition … Continue reading Wearable Robots | Science
Bad Exercise Advice, Exhibit B
"Despite the apparent complexity of modern exercise programs, you really have only two options if you want to get fitter: you can train harder than you’re currently training, or you can train more. Those two variables, intensity and volume, are the basic levers that all training plans fiddle with in various ways. But let’s be … Continue reading Bad Exercise Advice, Exhibit B
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